disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
society; public; community; social studies
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
switching over to; migration; transition
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
leaving one's seat (before an event is over); excusing oneself (from a meeting, conversation, etc.)
right (to do something); authority; power
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
railway switchback; twisting backward knee trip
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
immediately; right away; on the spot
cards in one's hand; one's hand
abundant; ample; plentiful; lustrous; glossy
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to tear off; to rip off; to peel off
semibasement; semi-basement
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
outer circumference; perimeter; outskirts; periphery
to provide; to arrange; to install
washing one's hands; water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands; restroom; lavatory; hand-washing (laundry, etc.)
gargling; rinsing one's mouth
antiseptic solution; disinfectant solution
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
disinfection; sterilization; sterilisation
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy